
49ers crush new-look Rams in 'humbling' second straight defeat for Super Bowl hopefuls
CNN
Having not won a home game in over a year, it seems like the San Francisco 49ers only enjoy hosting one team these days.
Bolstered by the acquisitions of Odell Beckham Jr. and Von Miller, the Los Angeles Rams ran out in Santa Clara on Monday Night Football looking to snap both their 49ers losing streak and bounce back from last week's loss to the Tennessee Titans -- they left flattened by a bruising 31-10 defeat that merely spawned further unwanted records.
The previously faltering 49ers (4-5) had lost four of their last five games yet dominated throughout to record their fifth straight victory over the Rams and their first win at the Levi's Stadium since a 24-16 triumph over LA in October 2020.

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